about me

I have been providing editing services for the past nine years and have worked with graduate students and faculty in sociology, history, education, anthropology, law, communication studies, comparative literature, women's studies, and political science, among other fields. I have experience editing dissertations, journal articles, conference papers, book proposals and manuscripts, job market materials, and grant and postdoctoral applications. I also have experience in index construction (with Duke University Press) and proofreading (Macmillan Reference).

I have a Master's in Sociology from the University of British Columbia, and a Master's in Sociology from the University of Michigan, where I was a PhD candidate
in Sociology until April 2012.

In 2013, I was hired by Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan to work as an editor with graduate students in the NSF-funded Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program. I have also done manuscript editing for the journal Sociological Theory, and I am currently the editorial assistant for the Politics, History, and Culture book series published by Duke University Press.

My favorite part of being an academic has always been helping others to work through their ideas, develop arguments, and generally survive the pressures and perils of publishing with their sanity intact. Editing enables me to do this while engaging with amazing scholars and scholarship from around the world. The most fulfilling part of my work is building a lasting relationship of mutual respect and trust with authors, and helping them to advance their ideas and their careers.